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Celebrating Staff Excellence

The Division of Student Affairs appreciates and acknowledges the dedication, hard work, and talent of our staff. Participate in the recognition process by nominating a colleague for the McGinty Star Awards.

McGinty Star Awards

Named in 2018 to honor Dr. Felicia McGinty, former Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs at Rutgers University–New Brunswick. Each year, we choose Student Affairs professionals who exemplify the following hallmarks of Dr. McGinty's leadership:

  • Leads with the heart
  • Is inclusive
  • Is student-focused
  • Is solution-oriented
Golden sparkling star isolated on dark luxury horizontal background

2020-2021 Award Recipients

Salvador Mena, Rebecca Vazquez, Julissa Perez
Vice Chancellor Mena, Rebecca Vazquez, Julissa Perez
  • Carey Loch, Student Centers and Activities
  • Julissa Perez, Student Health-CAPS
  • Rebecca Vazquez, Office for Violence Prevention and Victim Assistance

2019-2020 Award Recipients

  • Kevin Pitt, Maddy Zijdel, Kerri Willson, Jon Bouchard
    Kevin Pitt, Maddy Zijdel, Kerri Willson, Jon Bouchard
    Kevin Pitt, Office of Student Conduct
  • Maddy Zijdel, Office for Violence Prevention and Victim Assistance
  • Kerri Willson, Off-Campus Living and Community Partnerships
  • Jon Bouchard, Residence Life

Staff Service Awards: 2020-2021 Award Recipients

Every year, we recognize Student Affairs employees who have worked for ten, twenty, thirty, and even forty years at Rutgers. We thank you for your dedicated service to our division and the university!

    • Nasrin Akter
    • Czeslaw Antonik
    • Krystyna Antonik
    • Gyhan Assaad
    • Pinar Bektas
    • Halil Bektas
    • Cathy Bennett
    • Razia Bhuiyan
    • Mykhaylo Bobko
    • Marie Boccio
    • Randa Botros
    • Cynthia Bruns
    • Bryan Cardinale
    • Yuet Chan
    • Shu Chen
    • Kit Cheung
    • Vinh Co
    • Oksana Didura
    • Ewa Dudziak
    • Emilomon Ehimen
    • Bonnie Eisenberg
    • Memi Eng
    • Rokeshia Faniel
    • Magda Fawzy
    • Felisha Felton
    • Tianxue Feng
    • Bradley Ferrara
    • Marlyn Fonseca
    • Orlan Garcia
    • Lisa Georgas
    • Gerges Ghattas
    • Gihan Girges
    • Anna Gonsalves
    • Regina Henderson
    • Sandra Hidalgo
    • Cheryl Holder
    • Heather Hommel
    • Agata Horn
    • Wanyue Huang
    • Qiu Hung
    • Ka Hung
    • Li Xin Huo
    • Jason Isler
    • Humaira Khan
    • Renata Kochan
    • Thomas Kozak
    • Cecelia Lee
    • Ariel Leget
    • Dong Lu
    • Martina Markovic
    • Erika Marthy
    • Malgorzata Matusewicz
    • Rhonda McCargo
    • Julia Medina
    • Abdullah Memis
    • Manal Meseha
    • Abdellatif Mestari
    • Susan Mihalenko
    • Kimberly Murray
    • Donna Nemes
    • Joweng Ng
    • Laura Noguera Alquijay
    • Randy Pavlik
    • Gordana Perez
    • Julissa Perez
    • Magdalena Piszczek
    • Carlton Plummer
    • Maria Reis
    • Ismael Reyes
    • Gerard Roan
    • Janette Said
    • Magda Samuel
    • Daad Sarkis
    • Mark Simpson
    • Youmna Sleiman
    • Luz Solano
    • Mohamed Soliman
    • Ephraim Strickland
    • Kalman Szathmary
    • Krystyna Szczurko
    • Margarita Taveras
    • Tashaun Thomas
    • Wai Toy
    • Vanessa Wallace
    • Ganesh Waran
    • Crystal Williams
    • John Young
    • Michael Autrey
    • Claire Bien
    • Mary Davis
    • Mariya Khorosh
    • Thomas Lott
    • Francesca Maresca
    • Chadia Nammour
    • Lynn Smith
    • Kirk Solano
    • Kenneth Young
    • Princess Bartley
    • David Cocuzza
    • Maria Cutinello
    • Fayette James
    • Elizabeth O'Connell-Ganges
    • Teresa Rivera
    • Lois Teague
    • George Robinson - 40 years